A little bit of background for the Norfolk Grey, the breed was created by Mr Myhill of Norwich, under the original name of 'Black Marias', appearing at the 1920 Dairy Show for the first time. The original birds were a result of crossing the Silver Birchen Game and Duckwing Leghorns. There are both Large Fowl and Bantam versions which are standardised in one plumage colour, and are classified as a 'Heavy' breed and are rare. They are an active breed which enjoys foraging, the hen's produce tinted eggs and the cockerel's are capable of attaining a good carcass size for meat production but they do need time to mature slowly.

A picture of my Norfolk Grey hen below:

I only have the hen and hopefully a young cockerel grower who will run with her next year. I have found them fairly hard to rear so they are not a breed for the faint hearted.

My appogies!!!!!!!!! looking forward to seeing the frizzles. I'm just getting started ~ don't even haave the birds yet but hope to get them after Xmas. My sister got some ex bats. and theyb are comming on a treat now. My bigest worry is noise with the next-door neighbours.